The Telangana government decided to recruit 755 healthcare workers on war footing in 114 hospitals amid surge in Covid-19 pandemic.

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has taken the decision to appoint adequate staff in 114 hospitals to bring proper and quality medical care to the people.

He issued the orders in this regard.

The CM sanctioned 755 posts including 144 doctors, 527 nurses and 84 lab technicians. This will have a financial burden of Rs 9.02 crore on the state’s exchequer.

He instructed the District Collectors to organise a special recruitment drive due to the emergency situation, conduct interviews, and finish the appointment process in five days.

Telangana Chief Minister Chandrashekhar Rao has decided to administer vaccination to entire population in the state irrespective of age limit free of cost.

He said that in Telangana in addition to state own population, including those who came from different states and working in different sectors, there are about 4 crores of population and among them 35 lakhs have already been vaccinated. The rest would be vaccinated free of cost said the CM.

The CM said it would cost more than Rs 2500 crores to vaccinate everyone, and taking in to consideration the importance of lives of people, this amount is worth spending. KCR issued instructions to this effect to the Chief Secretary of the state and officers of Medical and Health department. Accordingly, CM instructed that necessary steps to be initiated to administer vaccination to all.

CM further said that already Bharath Biotech is producing vaccine and in addition to it several institutions including Reddy Labs are coming forward to produce vaccine and hence there will be no dearth for vaccination. In a couple of days after undergoing necessary medical tests and after completely recovering he would hold a high-level review meeting with concerned officials and follow it with personal monitoring of vaccination program said the Chief Minister.

In addition to vaccination program, said the CM, that necessary steps would be taken to see that there is no shortage of Remdesivir as well as other medicines required for corona and also oxygen. CM assured that the Government would go all out to protect people from corona and there is no need to become panicky.

Telangana on Tuesday reached a key milestone in the journey to achieve the goal of irrigating one crore acres of land with the water from Godavari river joining the Manjeera river.

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, who drew and implemented the plan to irrigate one crore acres, released water from Kondapochamma Sagar reservoir into Haldi Vaagu. The water will join Manjeera River to finally end up in the Nizam Sagar project.

KCR, as Rao is popularly known, also released water from Kondapochamma Sagar into the Gajwel Canal to fill up 20 tanks in Siddipet district.

The two events marked the completion of a key component of the ambitious Kaleswaram project which has transformed irrigation in Telangana during last six years.

Water from Kaleswaram had already reached Mid Maner from Medigadda and flown into the Kondapochamma Sagar.

KCR reached Avusulapally in Vargal mandal in Siddipet district by a special bus and offered special pooja to Kaleswaram waters. He released water from the Konda Pochamma reservoir. The water from Sangareddy canal, through Haldi Vaagu, will reach the Nizam Sagar.

According to officials, it would take 10 days for the water to reach the Nizam Sagar project. The water will keep Haldi Vagu and Manjeera flowing even during mid-summer.

Later, the Chief Minister reached Pamulaparthy village in Markuk mandal, offered special Pooja and released Kaleswaram waters into Gajwel Canal. These waters will fill up 20 tanks such as Pamulaparthy, Pathuru, Chebarthi, Pragnapur, Gajwel, Kesaram, Bayyaram, Jaliyama etc.

The two works launched by the Chief Minister will ensure availability of water for irrigation during summer. Officials said several tanks in Siddipet and Medak districts will be filled with water, providing irrigation facility to 14,000 acres.

Assembly Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, Finance Minister Harish Rao, Roads and Buildings Minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy, MPs, MLAs and senior officials attended the programmes.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has decided to constitute a nodal agency headed by Chief secretary Somesh Kumar for the integrated development and for finding permanent solutions to the problems of Rangareddy and Medchal-Malkajgiri districts, which are developing fast and are integrated with the Hyderabad city.

The CM said that all the Assembly segments, municipalities and other important towns under these districts jurisdiction, construction of integrated vegetarian and non-vegetarian markets, town halls, laying of roads, developing the infrastructure like power, drinking water, cleanliness, repairing of the sewerages and drainages, finding a permanent solution to the traffic, floodwater, submerging of areas under flood water etc. are to be taken-up.

The CM instructed the CS to have meetings with the local ministers, MLAs, MLCs and officials of the departments concerned.

The CM held a review meeting on Friday at Pragathi Bhavan on Rangareddy and Medchal-Malkajgiri districts adjoining Hyderabad city and to implement an integrated plan for the development of infrastructure in these areas.

Speaking on the occasion, the CM said, “Rangareddy and Medchal-Malkajgiri districts, which are part of Hyderabad, are developing fast. To keep pace with the changing times and the needs, there is a need to keep the plans for the integrated development of the municipalities and corporations in these areas. A comprehensive plan should be prepared for the integrated development of these
districts along with Hyderabad. We have to set up a nodal agency to monitor these developments regularly under the chairmanship of CS. People living in these districts, should get medical and educational facilities on par with Hyderabad. For this, local MLAs should prepare a plan based on the issues and needs in their constituencies”.

The CM advised that public representatives should have at least one meeting per month with the CS. The nodal officer should review the program regularly. The government is ready to provide adequate funds for this, the CM said.

As part of this, the CM said development works should be taken up in
all municipalities and municipal corporations in these districts.

The CM said all these areas have become a part of Hyderabad and since a lot of people from all over the country are coming here and settling down, plans should be prepared based on the growing needs.